Jordan Lynch breaks own single-game FBS QB rushing record

By Jerry Hinnen | College Football Writer

November 26, 2013 10:16 PM ET

Jordan Lynch wasn't exactly bothered by the weather. (USATSI)It's not certain if Jordan Lynch will be invited to New York as a Heisman finalist. But after Tuesday's Senior Night performance against Western Michigan, it's impossible to say he hasn't done just about everything necessary to put himself in position for that award.

NCAA Career Rushing Yards by QB

Player, Team

Yrs

Rush

Yards

Denard Robinson, Michigan

2009-12

723

4,495

Pat White, West Virginia

2005-08

684

4,480

Brad Smith, Missouri

2002-05

799

4,289

Jordan Lynch, N. Illinois

2010-13

618

4,178

Colin Kaepernick, Nevada

2007-10

600

4,112

Antwaan Randle El, Indiana

1998-01

857

3,895

Lynch broke the FBS single-game rushing record for a quarterback for the second time this season, gaining 321 yards on the ground in Northern Illinois 's 33-14 victory. Lynch also rushed for three touchdowns, passed for 39 yards and another touchdown (albeit on 17 attempts), and with the win led the Huskies to a perfect 12-0 season.

But the single-game numbers don't represent Lynch's only entry into the college football record book Tuesday. Lynch also became only the fifth FBS quarterback to rush for 4,000 yards and pass for 5,000 yards in a career, joining Colin Kaepernick, Denard Robinson, Brad Smith and Pat White.

Will it be enough to take him to New York? That's still to be determined, but after Tuesday, another big performance in the MAC Championship Game will certainly be enough to make voters think.